Views v.s. Underlying Structure in Knowledge Management Tools

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Obsidian is a markdown editor with plugins that allow for graph visualizations, similar to Roam and Mem. While the visual aspect may be important for some, others find it confusing and unnecessary. However, the common factor is the linkiness - the ability to traverse and enrich a series of linked blocks of text. Creating software to manifest this presents interesting challenges, as endless zoomable whiteboards with text blocks and arrows can become overwhelming at larger scales.

Jerry Michalski helps organizations become more trustworthy by exploring their language, processes, and intentions. That’s fascinating in itself — but I wanted to talk with him primarily because he curates an online resource called Jerry’s Brain, a deep repository of interconnected thoughts. He’s worked on Jerry’s Brain for a quarter of a century, longer than any other such experiment I’m aware of. So, I wanted to find out why and how he does this.

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